add `@primate/native`

[ralyodio]

ideally we could share the codebase between desktop and web based apps.

[ralyodio]

https://electron-vite.org/

[terrablue]

Currently tracking the native branch.

[terrablue]

A prototype is basically done, we're missing the ability to actually package an app.

Here is the current state of the ecosystem:

• Node - https://nodejs.org/api/single-executable-applications.html ("The single executable application feature currently only supports running a single embedded script using the CommonJS module system") - currently unusable. We're using ESM, and need more than a "single embedded script".
• Deno - https://docs.deno.com/runtime/manual/tools/compiler currently fails when using node-gtk, see https://github.com/denoland/deno/issues/23700
• Bun - https://bun.sh/docs/bundler/executables currently fails when using node-gtk, see https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/issues/4290#issuecomment-2094803841

For the sake of releasing @primate/native, we would consider it GA when at least one runtime can produce binaries.

[ralyodio]

waiting to test. let us know when those issues are fixed.

[ralyodio]

terminal kit doesn't support esm either, but you can do something like this:

import tk from 'terminal-kit';
const term = tk.terminal;

[terrablue]

progress tracker

• frontend

  • [x] angular
  • [x] eta
  • [x] handlebars
  • [x] html
  • [x] htmx
  • [x] htmx extensions
  • [x] markdown
  • [x] marko
  • [x] react
  • [x] solid
  • [x] svelte
  • [x] voby
  • [x] vue
  • [x] webc
  • [x] dynamically generate roots
  • [x] remove @primate/frontend.common.load
  • [x] empty entry file due to not using any frontend with clientside support

• store

  • [x] json
  • [x] memory
  • [x] mongodb (requires server)
  • [x] mysql (requires server)
  • [x] postgresql (requires server)
  • [x] sqlite
  • [x] surrealdb (requires server)

• binding

  • [x] go
  • [x] python
  • [x] ruby
  • [x] typescript

• misc

  • [x] types
  • [x] session
  • [x] i18n

• todos

  • [x] copy node_modules to build directory
  • [x] shutdown server when webview window is closed
  • [x] test dependent js (esbuild chunking)
  • [x] debarrel, use index.js for internal barreling
  • [x] documentation of new entrypoints
  • [x] write a script for switching to new entrypoints
  • [x] test without routes or types directory
  • [x] remove warning about empty modules (accept modules with just a name, due to run/build type distinction)
  • [x] build esbuild from root, instead of from build (revert to 0.31.9 base)
  • [x] check that depend works
  • [x] use @rcompat/build/reload/path and @rcompat/build/reload/port
  • [x] build the exe by calling bun via shell
  • [x] blog post
  • [x] port to @rcompat debarrelled